Vietnamese comfort food – pho
It was conceived in Hanoi when buffalo meat became too expensive and someone discovered that boiling a cheap cow bone made a sweet and delicious broth. Some noodles were added…
pho
it seems like a simple dish but authentic pho is the result of hours of expert preparation. I thought this was a main staple of Vietnamese cuisine for centuries but…
generations in composition
a grandmother is with her daughter and two grandchildren at an outdoor market in the early morning - three generations normally live under the same roof.
colorful fare
The streets of Hanoi's old quarter are filled with peddlers selling farm fresh fruit. Colorful, beautiful....loved it.
balancing act
this guy weaved through the busy street without dropping goods in tow - now that's a talent!
streets look like setting for a musical
imagine people transporting goods with a dancer's gait; people waving arms in animated conversation, and the sing song of the traffic passing - I was ready at any moment for…
got melon?
thousands of women in North Vietnam migrate to Hanoi to supplement their family's farming income by selling produce as a "basket lady". They work about 10 hours a day to…
gait like a ballerina
she and others like her don't walk - they do a little prance that looks like they are gently bouncing along guided by some internal music
violation of what health code??!!
food preparation like this would never pass muster in the US but is common place here - a hose fills a bucket with water where fish are gutted, cleaned and…